10/20 yd sprint times for softball

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@LCBaller3

Meters or yards however you want to slice it is the same physical qualities 0-10 10-20 20-30 that enhance the speed in those zones.

The fact that you said you have to do what you need to do is exactly what I said.

We have a few issues to deal with:
-I test the 10 and 40, but never focus or expect young athletes to perform well in the 10 due to the fact that most are not developed enough to perform well in the 10 and their scores always pail in comparison to those who have had 2-3 years of experience in max strength lifting

Reason: Power is a function of Maximal strength and you will see little to no improvement until it is developed to a certain level. So 10’s and agility work will be extremely poor until max strength is improved.

I still test it but athletes are clear as to what realistic expectations are and where they will see the gains first.

Female athletes also do not have the same ability do display speed early in a sprint as male athletes so their times in the shorter distances will peak earlier than males as 10-20’s are explosive strength dependent.

So expecting constant change in a 10 early in the development of a college sofball player will do little for teir confidence and only lead stress.

I thought it was a given that you will spend time in a work capacity phase or GPP which ever you would like to call it. And so at this time your speed work is emphasized and tested out to 30 yds so you can see an improvement in speed? this is during your work cap phase so why is improving speed out to 30 m be a better indicator, because like you said certain qualities need to be developed before others can be. So how would a 30 yd sprint be a better indicator of improvement in speed if they haven’t even developed the qualities for 0-10 and 10-20??
The use of easy-fast-easy and fast-easy-fast drills and flying starts are productive ways to improve acceleration with out stressing athletes out about their lack of explosive starting power, until they have had a chance to develop it.
Again who cares if they are faster to 30yds they will never get there. The game is not won or lost by being the fastest to 30yds and having improved speed to 30yds.
Speed development is speed development - requires certain things to be done in a ceertain order regardless of what you want - certain specific qualities will need to be in place to see specific results
Testing should not be done to feel better about your program because it is easier to see improvements to 30 yds than to 10. It has nothing to do with you - its your athletes motivation and expectations that count IF you have the strength and qualities to test at 30 then you have enough to test at 10. No you dont as the 10 would not allow a lankier inexperienced athlete display any speed in a 10. You did start from 0 yds and ran thru 30, unless you know how do a 30yd run without running the first part of it?

yes that is true but as i have said earlier less powerful and less experienced athletes will display strength later in a sprint